Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]: Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2019

Tables/Schedules

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment

		2019		2018
Revenues:
Specialty Health	$	193,823	$	202,938
Group disability, life, DBL and PFL		169,038		144,629
Individual life, annuities and other (A)		1,669		1,932
Medical Stop-Loss (A)		6		40
Corporate		5,853		2,269
		370,389		351,808
Net investment gains (losses)		4,705		(1,033)
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings		(646)		-
Total revenues	$	374,448	$	350,775
Income before income taxes
Specialty Health (B)	$	7,757	$	28,735
Group disability, life, DBL and PFL		21,809		18,863
Individual life, annuities and other  (A) (C)		(1,433)		(436)
Medical Stop-Loss (A)		304		177
Corporate		(7,148)		(8,765)
		21,289		38,574
Net investment gains (losses)		4,705		(1,033)
Net impairment losses recognized in earnings		(646)		-
Income before income taxes	$	25,348	$	37,541

(A)Substantially all of the business in the segment is coinsured. Activity in this segment primarily reflects income or expenses related to the coinsurance and the run-off of any remaining blocks that were not coinsured. 

(B)In 2019, the Specialty Health segment includes: (i) an other-than-temporary impairment loss of $3,712,000, a provision for losses on a note receivable of $1,773,000, and equity losses of $2,713,000, all in connection with the Company’s equity investment in Ebix Health Exchange (see Note 6 for more information); (ii) a provision for losses of $2,412,000 on other notes and receivables (primarily a note receivable from an unaffiliated lead generation company); and (iii) significant costs associated with hiring, training and licensing a significant number of new agents, as well as costs for system development in our marketing and administrative companies. 

(C)The Individual life, annuities and other segment includes amortization of deferred charges in connection with the assumptions of certain ceded life and annuity policies amounting to $788,000 and $888,000 for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018, respectively. 

		December 31,
		2019		2018
IDENTIFIABLE ASSETS AT YEAR END
Specialty Health	$	223,679	$	225,315
Group disability, life, DBL and PFL		324,139		308,183
Individual life, annuities and other		348,305		348,036
Medical Stop-Loss		13,161		23,983
Corporate		145,019		131,999
	$	1,054,303	$	1,037,516